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How ya doing, buddy? John Mayer just asked me, personally, through an assistant, to sing backup on his new CD. |
Hmm, I read on GAF that it was "brother", but it looks like the poster goofed and admitted it was "best friend".
So there goes my previous rant. Still, the lack of sprite on female-sprite violence upsets me. What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now? |
I'm at the part where you choose from the three parties Yay! Oh, and I think the bit about the battle slowdown is greatly exaggerated. It felt just fine to me, and loading time between screens is only three measly seconds long. As for the music, I don't think the dip in quality is that bad, but since I'm mainly going to play it on the bus anyway, I won't even be putting the sound on.
Oh, and the music supposedly sounds a lot better if you use headphones. Try it. The Leafer is now called a...Leaf Bunny. I like the new translation. It sounds more natural to me. P.S. My little sister stole the game to play now. FELIPE NO |
It really is ridiculous for that one scene to be removed from a game that also depicts
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What, you don't want my bikini-clad body? |
No, there's something even worse than all those put together.
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I'm not exactly sure if that scene was kept here, but I haven't read anyone saying it was removed, so I assume it's still there. Jam it back in, in the dark. |
Yup, the only scene outright altered was Celes being punched. Pretty sad, but you have the Japanese to blame for it plain and simple. That or terrorism. -- I'd rather just blame the Japanese for being prudes about it though.
There's nowhere I can't reach. |
I can't wait for the FFVII remake when they edit out Sephiroth's sword going through Aerith's chest. Maybe he'll just scare her to death.
This edit bothers me a great deal, because I always felt they put a substantial effort in the whole scene. Celes even has an exclusive sprite animation just for that part alone. I just don't get it. Spoiler:
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I heard that Locke's infamous line, "I'll rip your lungs out!" was changed, so does anyone know the new line? I'm dying to find out.
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Not sure, but I prefer if it was altered. A bit out of character to have him rage out on some poor bastard.
I played up to the escape from Figaro, so here's some various impressions, both technical and literary. 1. I was disappointed that a new intro wasn't created like with FFIVA. 2. Music overall is done quite well (keep in mind I was using headphones). The opening theme in the snow is handled pretty much flawlessly, and I actually like this version of the standard battle theme over the original (sounds a little more lively). Where the music does suffer though is any song that uses a piano, like the Title Screen music. Pretty bad snythwork, there. Also, the Narche theme sounds much more like an FFVII tune (or maybe it always has, it's been a while). I just hope Relm's theme ends up less annoying, not more. 3. Sound effects is a mixed bag. The worst offenders are the blowing wind in the beginning, and the lightning crack whenever a boss died. The latter was always one of my favorite oldschool sound effects, so I'm sad to hear it downgraded. 4. Slowdown isn't nearly as bad as people mentioned, although I've yet to do any major moves with a full party. Seems to be the most slowdown whenever I'm casting magic. Also, there may have been slowdown during cutscenes, or the text moves slower than it did originally (doesn't seem I can adjust it, either). The most slowdown occured when I was riding the Chocobo. Moving straight was fine, but left or right turns were super slow. 5. You can sprint with the B button, and there's a quicksave feature, just like the last GBA games. Now about the translation. The new translation is an absolute plus so far. It does a lot more than just rephrase things, you also learn some extra bits of information that may interest longtime fans. Some of the more classic lines have been kept, too, despite the change of submariner to sandworm. 1. I particularly liked Biggs and Wedge's line about the Slave Crown. Spoiler:
2. They still say that the first boss absorbs lightning, even though lightning attacks still hurt it. 3. They corrected the line about the Narche soldiers wanting "the girl and her magitek armor". 4. Many of Locke's lines are intact. 5. Thankfully, his over the top and rather assholish line about Terra being a "magitek riding, fire burning witch" has been nixed. 6. Molulu is indeed in the game, and is in the same party as Mog. 7. The Empire is reffered to as "The Gestahlian Empire" 8. Kefka's rank is "Court Mage". There goes the theory that he was the third general. 9. Many of Kefka's lines are kept intact, including his "Uwee hee hee hee" laugh. Although I smiled a bit at his new exclaimed line of "GO! KILL THEM!!!" 10. His laugh sound effect is also faithfully reproduced. 11. Edgar truly does hit on anything that moves, young or old alike. 12. The Beavis and Butthead reference is still intact. 13. The scene where Locke and Edgar react to Terra's magic is even funnier, although the final line makes even less sense. 14. "Eh, who-might-you-be" is gone, thankfully. 15. Trap chests are still called "Monster-in-a-box" 16. Potions "taste funny", finally answering an old question of mine on whether FF potions are taken orally or applied on the injured skin. Also, they taste funny. :/ 17. Jump is now "Dragoon Boost". Nice. 18. Cyan's skill is "Bushido". Forgot what it was called previously (Knight?). EDIT: Oh shit, that's hilarious. Spoiler:
Also, equipping sprint shoes and using the B button to dash while wearing them will have you run 4x as fast, but your sprite suppsodely glitches up something fierce if you do this. I was speaking idiomatically.
Last edited by Soldier; Feb 7, 2007 at 02:38 AM.
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What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now? |
FELIPE NO |
After I posted last night, I actually went ahead to see the scene for myself, and the actual line is, "Well that was very rude. I am a TREASURE HUNTER, and don't you forget it!" Okay, so the threat is more subdued, but it still gets the job done. What, you don't want my bikini-clad body? |
Now that's a better picture of Locke.
Jam it back in, in the dark.
Merchant: "You’re that thief, Locke, aren’t you?"
Locke: "Hey! Call me a Treasure Hunter, or I’ll rip your lungs out!" |
Damn, now I really want the game. Whenever my DS gets back from repair (L button is dead), I'm going to go out and buy FF4 - FF6 and FFTA. That's like $100 there. Final Fantasy Tactics needs a remake on the DS. Not the Advance version, but the original. There's nowhere I can't reach. |
Haha, I bought the sprint Shoes and I was moving so fast (along with dash) that it was too hard to get the character to go where I wanted it to :D I then accidently turned off the game (oops!) without saving so I never brought it again. Dash is good enough for me, thank you. I didn't witness any glitches while using the sprint shoes though.
As for the game itself, it's great. I know some people may cry foul over the line changes and stuff, but they're just words. As long as the new lines send the same message, it's just fine with me. This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.
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SOLDIER, your memory of the old translation appears to be more vivid than mine, what's your impression so far - does the GBA port really contain all the dialog Woolsey had to leave out back in the day, due to capacity issues?
I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body? |
Playing through the game, the one thing that really bothers me is there's no Button Config ^_^''
I'd really rather have X as the Menu and switching to members with full ATB than always pressing Start (menu) and Select (Switch). They're small and clicky (I dunno, it just bugs me haha). I was speaking idiomatically. |
X button? Keep in mind this is a GBA game...
How ya doing, buddy? |
Either way I fail to see the point when the entire game itself really does promote worse things, and I doubt, in all honesty, anyone gave a shit if the scene was there or not. I guess people are just irrational when it comes to things like this though. FELIPE NO |
Oh man, i was so caught up playing it on my DS that i forgot it was for the GBA.... <----- Idiot Spoiler:
What, you don't want my bikini-clad body? |
I like how this game is sold out everywhere. The only place it existed was in the mall in pre-ordered form. At least the lady at Gamestop said if I come in tomorrow, then I can get one since the 48 hour new release holding time would be up.
I'll try wal-mart tonight, first. Jam it back in, in the dark. |
Damn Blitz; it took me two attempts to remember the timing for them, along with adjusting to using the DS pad for input. I've never really figured out if moves like Raging Fist have to be done quickly. Banon's class is "Oracle", and his heal ability is "Pray". I'll assume this isn't a magical spell in the context of the story, even though it's a White Mage move. I never really could figure out how they could tell the difference between artificial magic (magitek) like what Celes uses or the real stuff like what Terra has. Ultros:
How ya doing, buddy? |
None of them have to be done fast -- speed doesn't matter, just try to be accurate.
This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it. |
I've tried to do Left, Right, Left A as slow and precise as possible, but I fail every time. It works a lot better for me if I do the commands quickly, though that seems to only be the case for Raging Fist; I can take my time with his other moves, and they register fine.
How ya doing, buddy? |
I've had no problem with the input of raging fist, Soldier. Maybe your DS just has screwy controls.
I was speaking idiomatically. John Mayer just asked me, personally, through an assistant, to sing backup on his new CD. |